Other Ways to Invest

Socially responsible and sustainable investing directly in individual small food enterprises near where we live is the goal. There are many steps along the way. To get you started, here are examples of professionally managed funds that are generally consistent with the direction of Slow Money and are available to individual investors today.

Funds for everyone:

Organization Name

Eligibility

Minimum Investment

Minimum Term

Description

RSF Social Finance (RSF): Social Investment Fund**

Everyone

$1,000

90 days

Offers the everyday investor a secure vehicle for financing social enterprises while earning returns similar to those of a bank CD (Nationwide)

Builds wealth and opportunity for low-income communities in the Mid Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC) through the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible development

Makes investments in key sectors, businesses and projects which significantly enhance the capacity for appropriate development and conservation in the coastal temperate rain forest region along the West Coast

“We must learn to invest as if food, farms and fertility mattered. We must connect investors to the places where they live, creating vital relationships and new sources of capital for small food enterprises.” – Slow Money Principle IV